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The Remains of the Day

1993·2h 14m·PG
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.8/10
93,143 votes
Metascore
86
Metacritic

A butler sacrifices love for duty in 1930s England.

The Remains of the Day is a 1993 drama romance movie directed by James Ivory, starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Christopher Reeve. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 from 93,143 votes and runs 2h 14m.

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Director
James Ivory
Stars
Anthony Hopkins
Emma Thompson
Christopher Reeve
John Haycraft
Details
1993-11-19
134 min
Movie
PG
★ United States, United Kingdom
★ English, French, German
Keywords
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